Coronary interventions

A randomised comparison of coronary stents according to short or prolonged durations of dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes: a pre-specified analysis of the SMART-DATE trial

EuroIntervention 2021;17:411-417. DOI: 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-00556

Woo Jang
Woo Jin Jang1, MD; Jin Bae Lee2, MD; Young Bin Song3, MD; Ki Hong Choi3, MD; Seung-Hyuk Choi3, MD; Woo Jung Chun4, MD; Ju Hyeon Oh4, MD; Ik Hyun Park4, MD; Joon-Hyung Doh5, MD; Jin-Ok Jeong6, MD; Jong-Seon Park7, MD; Hyeon-Cheol Gwon3, MD; Joo-Yong Hahn3
1. Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 2. Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Daegu, Republic of Korea; 3. Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 4. Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Republic of Korea; 5. Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Republic of Korea; 6. Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; 7. Youngnam University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea

Background: Data on direct comparison between various drug-eluting stents with short duration dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) are limited, especially in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Aims: We sought to compare biodegradable polymer biolimus-eluting stents (BP-BES) with durable polymer everolimus-eluting (DP-EES) and zotarolimus-eluting stents (DP-ZES) in patients with ACS according to different durations of DAPT.

Methods: In the SMART-DATE trial, 2,712 patients with ACS underwent randomisation for allocation of DAPT (6 months [n=1,357] or 12 months or longer [n=1,355]) and type of stent (BP-BES [n=901]), DP-EES [n=904], or DP-ZES [n=907]). The primary endpoint was a composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, or stent thrombosis.

Results: At 18 months, the primary endpoint was attained by 2.6% with BP-BES, 2.0% with DP-EES, and 2.1% with DP-ZES (HR 1.29, 95% CI: 0.70-2.39, p=0.42 for BP-BES vs DP-EES and HR 1.23, 95% CI: 0.67-2.26, p=0.50 for BP-BES vs DP-ZES). The treatment effect of BP-BES for the primary endpoint was consistent among patients receiving 6-month DAPT as well as those receiving 12-month or longer DAPT (BP-BES vs. DP-EES, pinteraction=0.48 and BP-BES vs DP-ZES, pinteraction=0.87). After excluding 179 patients (101 in the BP-BES group) who did not receive allocated DES, the per-protocol analysis showed similar results.

Conclusions: The risk of a composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, or stent thrombosis was not significantly different between patients receiving BP-BES versus DP-EES or DP-ZES across a short or prolonged duration of DAPT after ACS.

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